Articulated Truck SWMS

Product Overview

This SWMS covers planning, loading, hauling, dumping, maintaining and securing articulated truck operations. It supports risk management by addressing haul routes, traffic separation, payloads, ground conditions, reversing, tipping, fluids and breakdown hazards.

Activities & Specific Tasks Covered

This document includes task-specific risk controls for:

• Plan the haulage activity and assess routes and conditions
• Establish traffic separation and manage site access
• Complete truck pre-start checks and safely access and start the truck
• Position for loading and manage interaction with loading plant
• Load and secure the payload
• Haul loaded material and manage slopes, collisions and overhead obstructions
• Reverse and manoeuvre around people, plant and property
• Dump material safely at the tip area
• Refuel, manage fluids and respond to breakdowns
• Shutdown and secure the truck

Who is this for?

Suitable for contractors, workers, supervisors and businesses carrying out articulated truck haulage activities.

Specific Job Steps & Hazards Covered

Legislation & References

The template includes references relevant to the documented work, including:

• Applicable Commonwealth, state or territory WHS/OHS legislation and regulations, including duties to manage risks, provide safe plant, maintain plant, ensure proper use of plant, manage powered mobile plant and provide information, training, instruction and supervision.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Risks of Plant in the Workplace.
• Model Code of Practice: Moving Plant on Construction Sites.
• Model Code of Practice: Construction Work.
• Model Code of Practice: How to Manage Work Health and Safety Risks.
• Model Code of Practice: Managing the Work Environment and Facilities.
• AS 2294 series Earth-moving machinery—Protective structures; AS 1742.3 Manual of uniform traffic control devices—Traffic control for works on roads; AS/NZS 4602.1 High visibility safety garments; AS/NZS 2210.3 Safety footwear; AS/NZS 1801 Occupational protective helmets; AS/NZS 1270 Hearing protectors; AS/NZS 1337.1 Eye and face protection. These standards and model Codes are guidance and do not automatically have legal effect in every jurisdiction.

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Standard SWMS Features (Click to Expand)

• Task-specific job steps, hazards and control measures
• Initial and residual risk ratings
• Assigned responsible persons for each job step
• Plant, equipment and PPE requirements where applicable
• Permits, qualifications and high-risk construction work details where applicable
• Worker consultation, sign-off and review sections